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From: tow@parcvax.Xerox.COM (Robert Francis Tow)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer,comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: system 6.0 upgrade problem
Summary: there is a real problem with cms 80meg drives
Keywords: system 6.0 upgrade boot cms
Message-ID: <914@parcvax.Xerox.COM>
Date: 19 Jun 88 16:37:11 GMT
References: <912@parcvax.Xerox.COM> <12376@apple.Apple.COM> <2420@cxsea.UUCP>
Reply-To: tow@parcvax.xerox.com.UUCP (Robert Francis Tow)
Organization: Xerox PARC
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In article <2420@cxsea.UUCP> blm@cxsea.UUCP (Brian Matthews) writes:
>David Goldsmith (dgold@apple.apple.com.UUCP) writes:
>|In article <912@parcvax.Xerox.COM> tow@parcvax.Xerox.COM (Robert Francis Tow) writes:
>|>Last night I upgraded my Mac to the new 6.0 system release, using the MacPlus 
>|>installer script. I also ran the boot block fixup program (obtained from 
>|>Compuserve).
>
>As I mentioned in comp.sys.mac, I have the same problem with my CMS 80Meg drive
>not booting with System 6.0 installed.
>
>|The bbot block fixup program is for an older system release.  If you install
>|the new system using the supplied installation scripts, your boot blocks
>|should be set correctly.
>
>I've done this, and it still doesn't work.  About the only thing I
>haven't tried is reformatting the drive and starting fresh.  I haven't
>tried it because I don't have time to restore about 60 Meg of stuff from
>backups, and it's not at all clear that it would help.  Anyone have any
>other ideas?
>
>Brian L. Matthews  blm@cxsea.UUCP   ...{mnetor,uw-beaver!ssc-vax}!cxsea!blm
>+1 206 251 6811    Computer X Inc. - a division of Motorola New Enterprises

We have exactly the same situation with our machines - we have followed 
(apparently) correct upgrade procedures, and have large cms hard drives
that hang displaying the "welcome to Macintosh" notice, with the drive
light on. What is most annoying though, is that I have received a number of
inane replies to my posting, all of the ilk of "simply follow the directions".
I *did* follow the directions; there apparently is something special about
having a 80meg cms drive!

Like you, I hesitate to back up a nearly full drive and reformat (my drive
is currently hovering around 74 megabytes); especially as it is not
obvious that this will accomplish anything.

Is there anyone else out there with a cms drive who is having problems? Is
there anyone from cms listening? Perhaps someone from Apple might place
some credence in our reports?

I know that Apple cannot possibly test out their software with every
possible hardware configuration; still, this is particulary annoying as the
only response to our reports of problems is that we could not have
followed the directions!


Rob Tow
Member Research Staff
Electronic Document Lab
Xerox Palo Alto Research Center
3333 Coyote Hill Road
Palo Alto CA. 94304